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Ministering in brutal Altar, Mexico

Ministering in brutal Altar, Mexico

ALTAR, Sonora - Illegal drugs. Illegal migration. In Altar, there's no separating the two.

May 19, 2013 12:00 am Photos

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Arizona employers getting a pass from 2007 sanctions law

PHOENIX - The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often b…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Entrants shipped to remote spots still try again

SAN DIEGO - A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico far from the points they are caught entering the U.S. ill…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

'Deferred action' qualifiers get no Arizona driver's licenses for now

PHOENIX - Thousands of Arizonans in the federal "deferred action" program won't be getting licenses to drive, at least not now.

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

ICE freed over 600 criminal detainees

A detainee found guilty of felony second-degree robbery and countless convictions for prostitution and solicitation for lewd conduct was among…

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

House group reaches deal on immigration

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boos…

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Cheese smuggler intercepted at Arizona border

Cheese smuggler intercepted at Arizona border

Border officers at the Lukeville crossing made a big bust this week, taking down a smuggler in a “queso” cheese trafficking.

May 16, 2013 3:50 pm Related Comments

Report: 32 felons among those released from immigration detention facilities

A detainee who had a felony second degree robbery and countless convictions for prostitution and solicitation for lewd conduct was among more …

May 16, 2013 3:47 pm Comments

Tech sector pushing for immigration bill additions

Tech sector pushing for immigration bill additions

WASHINGTON - High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill p…

May 14, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Load of meth found during border search

Border officers found more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the rear bumper of a car been driven across the Nogales border crossing…

May 14, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Border officers seize $500K in meth at Nogales crossing

Border officers seize $500K in meth at Nogales crossing

Border officers found more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the rear bumper of a car been driven across the Nogales border crossing…

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After years of decline, apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally are on the rise again

After years of decline, apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally are on the rise again

The number of people apprehended along the Southwest border is rising for a second fiscal year after an eight-year decline.

May 12, 2013 12:00 am Related Comments

Big changes to immigration bill fended off

Big changes to immigration bill fended off

WASHINGTON - After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led effort…

May 10, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Border officers: Tucson man hid heroin in bellybutton

Border officers: Tucson man hid heroin in bellybutton

A 35-year-old Tucson man was arrested Tuesday after border officers say he tried to cross into Arizona with heroin wrapped around his waist an…

May 09, 2013 12:02 pm Related

Immigration bill could put Social Security on track

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers…

May 09, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Answers demanded after suicides of 2 Guatemalans at Eloy lockup

PHOENIX - Human- rights groups on Wednesday demanded more transparency and independent oversight of the nation's immigration detention centers…

May 09, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Tim Steller: Dialogue about border deaths now based on data

Tim Steller: Dialogue about border deaths now based on data

June 8, 2002 was the day when, for me, border-crosser deaths changed from an issue into a crisis.

May 08, 2013 12:00 am Related Comments

Cost study of immigration reform sparks conservative rift

Cost study of immigration reform sparks conservative rift

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for…

May 07, 2013 12:00 am Photos

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Obama laments US immigration system, appeals for reforms

MEXICO CITY - President Obama on Friday delivered an impassioned appeal to change U.S. immigration rules so that "immigrants get on the right …

May 04, 2013 12:00 am Comments

In latest trip to Mexico, Obama hints at shift in balance of power

MEXICO CITY - For generations, Mexico has been widely seen in the United States as a Third World neighbor, a source of cheap labor, illegal im…

May 04, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Obama: Border security cooperation 'evolving'

Obama: Border security cooperation 'evolving'

MEXICO CITY - President Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight aga…

May 03, 2013 12:00 am Comments

States expanding immigrant rights at quickening pace

SALEM, Ore. - As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.…

May 03, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Protesters tell Obama: 'Don't deport my mama'

Protesters tell Obama: 'Don't deport my mama'

MEXICO CITY - Beneath the slogan "Obama, don't deport my mama," dozens of migrant families deported from the U.S. despite having children born…

May 03, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Peña Nieto expected to leave a lot unsaid in talks with Obama

WASHINGTON - President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's recently elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two day…

May 02, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Mexico nabs father-in-law of Sinaloa drug lord Guzman

Mexican federal police arrested the father-in-law of drug lord Joaquin Guzman on Tuesday in Agua Prieta, Sonora, without any shots fired, auth…

May 01, 2013 12:00 am Comments

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